Adi Shankaracharya in the Adhyasa Bhashya of the Brahmasutras draws a similarity between the behaviour of animals and human beings. When you hold a bunch of grass, the cow comes towards you. When the cow notices a person approaching it …
As we navigate across different life situations and different responsibilities, how do we know what is appropriate to do in a given situation? How much is too much and how much is too little? What is the golden mean that …
Dear Future-self, As this year comes to a close, there is a lovely nip in the air. Like everyone I too am feeling upbeat, hopeful and optimistic. Hence, I speak to you from a place and position of strength of …
One of the top searches on Google in 2022 was ‘How to be positive.’ What this means is that we want to be open and upbeat. We want to be cheerful and optimistic. It seems like we don’t have much …
It is that time of the year when lists are generated – Best books of the year, best movies of the year, most significant events of the year and so on. It is also that time of the year when …
The sixth chapter of the Brhadaranyaka Upanishad has a section on meditation which includes a story. It is a dispute between the various organs of the human body about which one was the greatest. Unable to resolve the matter among …
Chapter 1 I am looking for comfort Mother, Father, Sister, Brother, Grandparents and Relatives Do their bit. Is this enough? I ask. Still searching for myself Chapter 2 I am looking for achievement Teachers, Friends & Peers School …
The sixth chapter of the Chandogya Upanishad of Samaveda well known for the mahavakya – ‘Tat tvam asi’. The Upaniṣad begins with the story of the son Svetaketu, now twenty four years, proud of being a learned man, having returned …
200 episodes. 200 weeks. Jnana-Ganga – The Ganga of Wisdom – the River of the wisdom continues to flow. Welcome to the 200th episode of your podcast – Vedanta the river of wisdom. A little backstory – I started this …
Just to be clear, any kind of travel cannot transform you into the limitless being that you already are. No teerthayatra/ pilgrimage or travel into wilderness or travel to a different culture can make you who you are. Still travel …